A Journey For Perlene
They landed in London, England on 1stJune and it was a beautiful
sunny day. Their mother was waiting at the airport impatiently for
Perlene and her sisters to arrive and you can just imagine the tears of
joy from a mother who had not seen her girls for five years. The girls
also saw their mother’s younger brother, Tony, who was born in
England and was only five years older than Perlene in age. Anrol
(Perlene’s mother) took care of Tony after their mother’s death and so
he lived with her. He drove Anrol to the airport to meet them.
Perlene’s mum was even more beautiful than she had envisaged
her to be. She left Jamaica when Perlene was nine years old but she
remembered her well. The memory of her mother was the foundation
that kept her sane and also gave her hope. Perlene’s mother was a kind
and loving person who always showed her love and though she would
discipline her children if they did wrong, it was never done out of hate
or bitterness, but love and concern.
Perlene remembered when her mum was travelling to England,
she told her that she would either send for them to join her in England
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